The Speedrun Manual of Miss Witch - Chapter 171

“Blood Painter” Pickman.

He actually had the Tier 1 “Blood Painter” and Tier 2 “Soul Painter” rituals and potions—this saved Ciel some effort in searching. When she wanted a new save file, she could just go and “take” it from Pickman.

And with Pickman’s demonstration, the “Blood Painter’s” ability became the focus of Ciel’s attention.

Ciel certainly wouldn’t forget what she relied on to “intimidate” people stronger than herself when she initially lacked abilities and means, like Uris and Kitty back then.

She relied on the “Other Side Page.”

But the “Other Side Page” not only affected the other party but also affected Ciel. Especially when Ciel deliberately avoided direct combat, taking out the “Other Side Page” would make the other party wary—its emitted aura was too easy to detect.

The “Other Side Page” was essentially something written by the simulated Ciel after “deep simulation”—that is, a trip to the Other Side.

And the “Blood Painter” can greatly enhance this effect and make her slightly immune to this negative influence.

In other words, if Ciel were to advance to “Blood Painter” and use her own blood to paint scenes from the Other Side… it might become a killing method for the “Subverter” save file.

After all, paintings can be saved and carried around.

After giving everyone in the Chaos Squad an extra cut to the head, confirming they were all dead, Ciel washed and changed her clothes and returned to Avena’s manor.

Not long after she returned, Avena also returned to the manor—because she hadn’t seen Ciel at the banquet anymore, there was no need for her to stay there any longer.

When Avena returned to the room, she saw Ciel sitting by the window, idly swinging her legs. Her hair was wet and had returned to red. It seemed she had already taken a bath.

“Are things finished?”

Avena stepped forward, walked to the window, stood in front of Ciel, and asked, “Did it go smoothly?”

At this moment, Ciel’s expression was one of worry. She seemed to have encountered some setback.

“It’s finished.”

Ciel directly wrapped her arms around Avena’s neck, her legs wrapped around her waist. Her chin rested on Avena’s shoulder. She clung to Avena like a koala, saying with a mournful face, “It went too smoothly… Wuwuwu…”

“Uh…”

Suddenly held like this, Avena took half a step back. Her body swayed slightly. She quickly supported Ciel’s bottom with her hands to prevent her from falling.

The soft touch on her palms made Avena’s cheeks slightly blush. She asked somewhat confusedly, “Smoothly… isn’t that good?”

For Ciel under the influence of other potions, it would be good. Even if she were a “Coroner,” Avena would have seen Ciel lying down when she returned.

But the influence of the “Subverter” potion was different.

Things ending too smoothly were simply too boring.

The Blackwater Gang were just ordinary scum. Sherlon was dead, Kitty was dead, the Deton Manor cultists had all ascended, even the Divine Advent Archbishop was “recruited,” the quill was thrown into the Other Side, and now even the Keyman exploded directly…

You say, what’s the point of living in Berren City now?

Can’t exactly go find Oppold to spar with, can I? Although he seems quite resistant to attacks, he can’t cause any major waves.

And Lucy, although she is greedy and pursues profit, she places the company’s interests second. She won’t do anything particularly outrageous and can’t achieve anything significant.

Suddenly, Ciel leaned back slightly, her hands hooked around Avena’s neck. Her eyes, filled with anticipation, asked, “Avena, how about we settle in Ansu City?”

“Huh?”

Ciel’s thinking was too jumpy. Avena, who was currently dizzy from her posture and the feeling, couldn’t keep up. She just showed a confused expression.

“Let’s go, let’s go,”

Ciel’s legs swayed slightly, “Look, how dangerous Berren City is. People from the Society of Merriment have come. I even got the list. The person they want to assassinate is you… Look, wouldn’t we be safer hiding in Ansu?”

“But…”

She had already had a little wine at the banquet. Being swayed by Ciel at this moment made Avena’s head even dizzier.

This was the first time she had seen Ciel act so coyly in front of her… It was like a child asking for candy. This feeling felt new to Avena.

Not to mention, Ciel had just bathed. She still carried a faint scent of flowers and milk. Avena only felt her lips were dry at this moment.

“Hmm?”

At this moment, Ciel also sensed something was wrong. She slowly brought the tip of her nose close to Avena’s lips, lightly sniffed, and frowned slightly. “Why did you drink so much?”

Although there was no rule against minors drinking alcohol here, Avena didn’t have a high tolerance for alcohol. She was clearly a bit drunk now.

“I was a little worried about your situation… so I kept…”

Avena shook her head, seemingly wanting to explain something, but the hot air Ciel exhaled from her nose seemed to be the last straw that broke Avena.

She simply walked a few steps forward holding Ciel, until Ciel’s back was completely against the window. Her right hand continued to support Ciel. Her left hand directly reached upwards. She tilted her head back and kissed Ciel on the lips.

“Mmm!”

Ciel was still talking about serious matters. Being suddenly attacked like this, her expression was slightly annoyed.

Almost instantly, Ciel closed her eyes. When she opened them again the next second, her pupils had been replaced by pink stardust.

At this moment, Avena narrowed her eyes, feeling even dizzier. She even saw double images of Ciel before her.

She felt something pulling at her from behind. She turned to look and saw a Ciel with curly hair and a slightly displeased expression.

And behind that Ciel, more Ciels, with different expressions, walked out.

Oh my God… Why are there so many Ciels?

Avena stood frozen in place, her hands also slowly loosening. She was almost surrounded by “Ciels” and guided into the bathroom.

And the Ciel who was being held just a moment ago, wearing a nightgown, stood in place, shaking her head a little helplessly.

In the simulation, I’ll spare you this time and let you have a sweet dream.

Dare to forcefully kiss me.

When we return to reality, you’ll get what’s coming to you.

After thinking for a moment, Ciel walked to the desk, picked up the notepad and pen, and began writing quickly.

【Whether you admit it or not, Berren City is no longer suitable to stay in】

【A Tier 3 “Subverter” died here, and so many transcendents and ordinary people died. These anomalies are enough for those with intentions to notice something is wrong here. Lucy, who chose to stay here the entire time, is the best proof】

【Now, there’s also the Chaos Squad, a ticking time bomb. They can’t all die. Do you dare to bet when the Society of Merriment will notice the Keyman’s death?】

【Go to Ansu City】

【At least there, no cultists, no Society of Merriment, dare to cause a big stir】

【As long as you stay put and don’t recklessly cause trouble, going to Ansu is the best choice… Everything I’ve written is true】

【Go to Ansu go to Ansu go to Ansu…】

【”Subverter” is awesome, “Subverter” is easy to use, “Subverter” is too reliable…】

Ciel’s pen wrote quickly. She was preparing to spend the remaining time of this simulation in this most boring way.